The future of the younger generation lies in the hands of teachers who bring them knowledge and kindness. Training skilled and knowledgeable teachers is therefore the mission of Almaty Kazakh State Humanitarian and Pedagogical College No. 1. To review the professional teaching experience gained by Group 131 during their pre-graduation placement, a practical conference entitled “Principles and Mastery Are Our Two Tireless Wings” was held at School-Gymnasium No. 172 in the Medeu District, where the students had completed their placement. The conference enabled students to develop their professional competencies, consolidate their experience, share their impressions and draw conclusions.
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The pre-graduation placement is each student’s final placement before the last stage of college studies. The placement report confirms the graduate’s work, and successfully defending it provides admission to the preliminary defence of the final qualification project. Group 41“Р”, specialising in teaching Russian language and literature, has completed its pre-graduation placement. The graduates applied the knowledge they had acquired throughout the year. Students had the opportunity to try working as professionals in a real setting. We sincerely thank the administration and the Russian language and literature teachers of General Education School No. 76 in the Turksib District of Almaty for their commitment to our graduates, their professionalism and their guidance. Pre-graduation placement supervisor: A.A. Kapasova.
An end-of-placement conference was held at General Education School No. 76 in the Turksib District of Almaty for fourth-year Primary Education students. At the conference, entitled “Striving for the Heights of Mastery”, students of Group 41“Б” demonstrated their professional competencies and skills. The teaching methods they used with schoolchildren proved effective. A round-table discussion examined their teaching activities from psychological, pedagogical and philosophical perspectives. A training session with the school’s teachers further strengthened the partnership.
School principal Saltanat Bolganovna wished the college graduates every success and thanked Saulesh Sanibekovna and the college staff.
PRACTICE IS A MEASURE OF KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS AND
A SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL MASTERY
Scenes from observation and trial teaching practice at school
Scenes from professional practice in kindergarten
Final conference on the pre-graduation placement
Scenes from preparations for summer camp practice
Awards and letters of appreciation from placement host organisations
TEACHING PRACTICE AT SUMMER CAMP
In the 2015 academic year, “TODAY’S STUDENT — TOMORROW’S PROFESSIONAL!”
was the theme of the final conference on the industrial pre-graduation placement.
The pre-graduation placement is the final stage that determines the quality and level of a future specialist’s professional preparation.
THE AIM OF THE INDUSTRIAL PRE-GRADUATION PLACEMENT IS
to develop students’ specific competencies in addressing professional teaching tasks in schools and preschool organisations and to determine graduates’ readiness for professional teaching work.
In the 2020 academic year, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, among volunteers from technical, vocational and post-secondary education organisations,
organised the online campaign “I AM A MENTOR!”. The best volunteer lessons in the following specialities were uploaded to the college’s YouTube channel. Aliaskar Arailym, a third-year Preschool Education and Training student, delivered an additional remote literacy lesson for a child attending Nursery-Kindergarten No. 180 in Almaty.
Mentor: G.E. Suleimenova.
Turystieva Aiken, a third-year Primary Education student, delivered an additional remote mathematics lesson for a second-grade pupil at the S. Shaimerdenov City Classical Gymnasium in Petropavlovsk. Mentor: S.S. Sadibekova.
In the 2018 academic year, in the twenty-firstcentury, developing education and science through innovative technologies is a central focus of educational content. The teaching college staff are working hard to create an updated education model within Digital Kazakhstan. To educate future professionals, the college held a seminar and meeting entitled “The Book Is the Source of Knowledge”. Its purpose was to introduce the Kazakh language textbook series for Grades 6, 7 and 10 published under the updated curriculum, and the teaching guide “Theory and Methods of Physical Education for Preschool Children”.
U.Zh. Mukhamedzhanova is the author of the nationally distributed teaching guides “Methods of Teaching Physical Education” and “Theory and Methods of Physical Education for Preschool Children”.
G.B. Toktybayeva published a Kazakh language textbook for preparing for admission to Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and other leading schools, and a Kazakh language textbook series for Grades 6, 7 and 10. We are proud of our authors, wish them continued success in writing, and hope that more authors will join them and that scientific discoveries will continue.
In December of the 2018 academic year, the college and General Education School No. 142 in Almaty’s Turksib District held a city practical seminar as part of their social partnership. Its theme was “The Quality of College Students’ Mastery of Updated Educational Content and Its Application During Teaching Practice”.
The seminar aimed to provide methodological support for future young professionals working with the updated curriculum, improve their teaching experience and professional mastery, and develop their creative abilities.
Young professionals and teachers from Almaty’s general education schools and school-gymnasiums, together with college teachers and students, attended the city practical seminar.
As part of the seminar programme, students from the college’s graduating groups gave open lessons. Placement supervisors and school teachers jointly helped the trainees prepare short-term lesson plans. The seminar included presentations on updated education and psychological training sessions.
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has also affected our country.
On 16 March in the 2020 academic year, the state of emergency led the entire teaching and educational process to move to distance learning. It continued smoothly through ZOOM, webinars, online and video lessons, and WhatsApp groups. In written feedback, college students reported no obstacles to distance learning.
SOCIAL PARTNERS’ FEEDBACK DURING DISTANCE LEARNING
Because of the state of emergency, Almaty Kazakh State Humanitarian and Pedagogical College No. 1 is conducting its joint training activities with social partners remotely. Feedback from school and preschool heads and deputy heads provides an assessment of the college students’ professional mastery during remote teaching practice, their ability to deliver meaningful distance education to the younger generation, and the demand for specialists who meet the needs of modern society.
